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Join Us for a PGA of America Associate Fitness and Networking Event at Cobbs Creek Golf Campus

May 4, 2026Comments Off on Join Us for a PGA of America Associate Fitness and Networking Event at Cobbs Creek Golf CampusFeatured, PPGA

The Philadelphia PGA Section has organized a complimentary networking event for PGA of America Associates on Wednesday, June 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Financial Center (golf range) on the Cobbs Creek Golf Campus. In addition to networking with peers, FitGolf Performance Specialist Jason Rivkin will lead a discussion on golf fitness. PGA Career Consultant Joe Doughty, PGA, and PGA Recruiting & Member Engagement Specialist Leila Mackie, PGA, will also be in attendance to answer questions about the Association, employment, compensation, along with updates from the Section and PAO (Philadelphia Assistants Organization). To register, click on the below button.Register

Philadelphia PGA Associate Networking Event
Wednesday, June 10
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Cobbs Creek Golf Campus
Lincoln Financial Center Golf Range
7400 Lansdowne Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 300 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com

Philadelphia PGA Section Accepting Hall of Fame Nominations

May 1, 2026Comments Off on Philadelphia PGA Section Accepting Hall of Fame NominationsPPGA

Nominations for the Philadelphia PGA Section’s 2026 Hall of Fame class are now being accepted. To nominate a PGA of America Golf Professional for this prestigious honor, please complete the form linked below. The nomination deadline is August 3.

Nomination Guidelines

  • Nominee must be a PGA of America Member with a minimum of 25 years of PGA Membership;
  • Nominee must have been a Philadelphia PGA Member for a minimum of 10 consecutive years;
  • Nominee must have experience as:
    • Philadelphia PGA Past President;
    • Philadelphia PGA officer with a minimum of 10 years of service;
    • PGA of America national award winner;
    • Philadelphia PGA award winner;
    • PGA Tour, LPGA Tour or PGA Tour Champions winner;
    • Ryder Cup team member;
    • PGA Professional Championship winner; and/or
    • Senior PGA Professional Championship winner;
  • Non-PGA Members should have at least 10 years of significant contributions to the Philadelphia Section PGA, the game of golf, and the golf profession;
  • Consideration for membership in the Hall of Fame will include, but are not limited to PGA offices held, playing accomplishments, and civic involvement;
  • Any additional nominee meeting criteria may be considered by the Hall of Fame Committee

Note: Each nomination must be submitted by a minimum of two PGA of America Golf Professionals in order to be considered by the Hall of Fame Committee.

Any questions about the Hall of Fame nomination process should be directed to Section Director of Operations Matt Frey, PGA, at mfrey@pgahq.com.

Submit Your Nomination

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 300 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com

PGA of America Golf Professional Braden Shattuck Qualifies for Corebridge Financial Team, 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club

April 29, 2026Comments Off on PGA of America Golf Professional Braden Shattuck Qualifies for Corebridge Financial Team, 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf ClubPPGA

Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa. (April 29, 2026) — PGA of America Golf Professional Braden Shattuck of Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, has secured his place on the Corebridge Financial Team, and will compete in the 2026 PGA Championship, May 11-17, at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

Shattuck qualified as a result of his impressive play in this year’s PGA Professional Championship at Bandon (Oregon) Dunes Golf Resort. He carded rounds of 67-72-80-68–287 to finish even-par and in a tie for eighth place. Shattuck won the PGA Professional Championship in 2023 at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. To view the full leaderboard, click here.

Shattuck is no stranger to the major championship, having previously played in 2022 at Oak Hill Golf Club in Rochester, New York, and in 2024 at Valhalla Golf Club in Lousiville, Kentucky, where he earned Low PGA of America Golf Professional honors.

Corebridge Financial broadened its partnership with the PGA of America to include the title sponsorship of the Corebridge Financial Team at the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. For the PGA Championship, the team consists of talented PGA Professionals from across the country.

Shattuck was part of a 14-player-strong contingent representing the Philadelphia PGA Section in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship. The group also included: Sam Ambrose, Chester Valley Golf Club; Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay Golf Club; Frank Bensel, Galloway National Golf Club; Trevor Bensel, LuLu Country Club; Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort; Joanna Coe, Merion Golf Club; Chris Krueger, Kings Creek Country Club; Zac Oakley, Bidermann Golf Club; Tony Perla, Huntingdon Valley Country Club; Dave Quinn, Laurel Creek Country Club; Will Scarborough, Peninsula Golf & Country Club; Brett Walker, Chester Valley Golf Club; and Riley Wheeldon, Aronimink Golf Club.

To learn more about this year’s PGA Championship, visit pgachampionship.com.

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 300 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com

Playing Through: Bob Doria, PGA (S3E1)

April 28, 2026Comments Off on Playing Through: Bob Doria, PGA (S3E1)PPGA

Welcome to the latest episode of the Philadelphia PGA Section’s web series, “Playing Through,” where PGA of America Golf Professionals, Section staff, Section partners, and other industry professionals are asked 18 questions about their lives and careers.

This episode features PGA of America Member Bob Doria, the PGA general manager at Medford (New Jersey) Village Country Club.

If you are interested in appearing in a future episode, please complete this form by clicking here. To watch past episodes, click here.

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 300 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com

PGA of America Golf Professionals Romanov, Breslin Win 2026 Spring Pro-Pro Championship

April 27, 2026Comments Off on PGA of America Golf Professionals Romanov, Breslin Win 2026 Spring Pro-Pro ChampionshipPPGA

Northfield, New Jersey (April 27, 2026) — PGA of America Golf Professionals Nikita Romanov and Tom Breslin of Rock Manor Golf Club in Wilmington, Delaware, finished with an 8-under-par 62 team score to win the 2026 Philadelphia PGA Spring Pro-Pro Championship at Atlantic City Country Club. The champions bettered fellow PGA Professionals Michael Caldwell and Matt Finger of DuPont Country Club by one stroke.

Romanov and Breslin made an eagle, eight birdies, and one double bogey en route to victory. Sunnybrook Golf Club’s Mark Sheftic and Clubhouse 54’s Michael Little finished in third place, two strokes behind the champions. Four teams tied for fourth place at 5-under-par: Rehoboth Beach Country Club’s Rick McCall and Chris Gray; Whitford Country Club’s Anthony Sebastianelli and Merion Golf Club’s Nick Iacono; Bent Creek Country Club’s Parks Price and the Bridges Golf Club’s Jason Gebhart; and Moselem Springs Golf Club’s Jeff Fick and PGA Life Member Rob Rohrbach.

To view the full 2026 Philadelphia PGA Spring Pro-Pro Championship leaderboard, click here. To view photos from the event, click here.

Far from the Philadelphia PGA Section, 14 Philadelphia PGA Members are competing in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon: Sam Ambrose, Chester Valley Golf Club; Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay Golf Club; Frank Bensel, Galloway National Golf Club; Trevor Bensel, LuLu Country Club; Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort; Joanna Coe, Merion Golf Club; Chris Krueger, Kings Creek Country Club; Zac Oakley, Bidermann Golf Club; Tony Perla, Huntingdon Valley Country Club; Dave Quinn, Laurel Creek Country Club; Will Scarborough, Peninsula Golf & Country Club; Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green Golf Club; Brett Walker, Chester Valley Golf Club; and Riley Wheeldon, Aronimink Golf Club. The stakes are raised this year for the local PGA Professionals, as the top 20 finishers in the championship will qualify for the Corebridge Financial Team and will play in the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, May 11-17. To view the 2026 PGA Professional Championship leaderboard, click here.

The 2026 Philadelphia PGA Spring Pro-Pro Championship is supported by Bethany Travel, Club Car / Mid-Atlantic Golf Cars, DraftKings / TSG Consulting, Dunning, Evolve Golf, Homestretch Golf, StickX Golf, and StrackaLine. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Atlantic City Country Club, their ownership, management, host PGA Professionals, and staff, as well as our partners, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 300 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com

Club Car to Forge New Partnership with the Philadelphia PGA Section

April 24, 2026Comments Off on Club Car to Forge New Partnership with the Philadelphia PGA SectionPPGA

Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa. (April 24, 2026) — The Philadelphia PGA Section is pleased to announce a new partnership with Club Car, and its local distributor, Mid-Atlantic Golf Cars LLC. Mid-Atlantic Golf Cars LLC is a new company born upon the merger of Vic Gerard Golf Cars of Farmingdale, N.J., with Golf Cars, Inc. of Doylestown, Pa.

The brands will jointly show support at several section events this season including the Spring Pro-Pro at Atlantic City Country Club on April 27 and the Fall Membership Meeting at Jericho National Golf Club on October 19.

“We are pleased to welcome Mid-Atlantic Golf Cars as a new partner. We have benefitted from the national partnership with Club Car for over two decades but we are very excited that Mr. Miller and the team at Mid-Atlantic have decided to add some local support this season,” said Geoffrey Surrette, Executive Director. “We are looking forward to a successful and long lasting relationship!”

“This is an exciting time for both companies as we combine years of quality service, support, and sales experience for the Tri-State area” said Chief Executive Officer, Bill Miller.

About Mid-Atlantic Golf Cars LLC
On January 5, 2026, Vic Gerard Golf Cars, a leading distributor of Club Car fleet golf cars and Carryall utility vehicles in Farmingdale, New Jersey, announced the acquisition of Golf Cars, Inc. of Doylestown, PA. This acquisition will combine the long history of Vic Gerard Golf Cars established in 1956, and Golf Cars, Inc. founded in 1972. The two companies will operate as Mid-Atlantic Golf Cars, LLC. The transaction is effective January 1, 2026, and financial terms were not disclosed.

Cars will operate at their existing locations in Doylestown, PA and Farmingdale, NJ. All customers can expect excellent sales and service to continue.  Since 1956, Vic Gerard Golf Cars has been a Club Car Distributor, providing golf fleet, turf utility vehicle, commercial utility vehicle, and consumer/low speed vehicle sales in New Jersey. In addition to sales, the company provides a large selection of OEM and non-OEM parts, full-service department, and a large fleet of rental cars for golf and non-golf rental events.

Golf Cars, Inc, has been a Club Car Distributor since 1972, providing golf fleet, turf utility vehicle, commercial utility vehicle, and consumer vehicle sales in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The company also has a parts department, full-service team, and rental cars for a variety of golf and non-golf related occasions.

Contact: Patrick Allgeier (PA) pallgeier@midatlanticgolfcars.com 
Kyle Miller (PA & NJ) kmiller@midatlanticgolfcars.com 
Vince Giunco (NJ) vgiunco@midatlanticgolfcars.com
Brian Liebler (DE) bliebler@midatlanticgolfcars.com
Michael Williams (VP of Sales) mwilliams@midwestgt.com

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 590 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Communications Director, mfrey@pgahq.com

Fourteen Philadelphia PGA of America Golf Professionals Compete in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship

April 23, 2026Comments Off on Fourteen Philadelphia PGA of America Golf Professionals Compete in the 2026 PGA Professional ChampionshipPPGA

Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (April 23, 2026) — Fourteen PGA of America Golf Professionals from the Philadelphia Section are traveling down to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon, to compete in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship that is slated to take place ​April 26-29, 2026.

The stakes are raised this year for the group from Philadelphia, as the top 20 finishers from the event earn a spot on the Corebridge Financial Team that will play in the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, right here in their home section.

The fourteen qualified for the PGA Professional Championship last August at the Philadelphia PGA Section Championship. The diverse field includes talented PGA Professionals who are no stranger to major championships and some who are playing in their very first qualifier. Section Champion and past PGA Professional Champion Braden Shattuck of Rolling Green Golf Club, and Aronimink Golf Club’s very own Riley Wheeldon, are among those competing.

Coverage will commence on Golf Channel on Golf Channel beginning on Sunday, April 26 at  4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. PST.

Field List from Philadelphia

  • Sam Ambrose, PGA (Chester Valley Golf Club)
  • Zach Barbin, PGA (Chesapeake Bay Golf Club)
  • Frank Bensel, PGA (Galloway National Golf Club)
  • Trevor Bensel, PGA (Lulu Country Club)
  • Brian Bergstol, PGA (Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort)
  • Joanna Coe, PGA (Merion Golf Club)
  • Chris Krueger, PGA (Kings Creek Country Club)
  • Zac Oakley, PGA (Bidermann Golf Club)
  • Tony Perla, PGA (Huntingdon Valley Country Club)
  • Dave Quinn, PGA (Laurel Creek Country Club)
  • Will Scarborough, PGA (Peninsula Golf & Country Club)
  • Braden Shattuck, PGA (Rolling Green Golf Club)
  • Brett Walker, PGA (Chester Valley Golf Club)
  • Riley Wheeldon, PGA (Aronimink Golf Club)

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About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 300 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com